Category: Sleep
Is compromised sleep related to the development of cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If your sleep is chronically interrupted or too long or short in duration, you may be at increased risk for some types of cancer, research suggests. Sleep expert Charlene Gamaldo at Johns Hopkins says it’s unclear whether sleep quality puts …
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Increasingly sleep is recognized as a modifiable risk factor for disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Sleep is increasingly being recognized as important in human maladies. Charlene Gamaldo, a sleep expert at Johns Hopkins, says sleep quality is important in both management and prevention strategies. Gamaldo: How is sleep potentially impacting the management and the progression …
Can your sleep patterns be making you sick? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Sleep difficulties or insomnia are common, and the problem is growing. The latest data reveals that about a third of us have the condition, with women affected more often than men. Psychiatrist Andrew Huhn at Johns Hopkins says to address …
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Maxillary-Mandibular Advancement
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Anchor lead: At least one surgical approach may help resolve obstructive sleep apnea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maxillary-mandibular advancement is long hand for a surgical procedure used to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Robin Yang, an expert in the procedure at Johns …
OSA Surgery
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Anchor lead: What are surgical options for treating obstructive sleep apnea? Elizabeth Tracey reports You’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, and you’ve tried machines to ease your breathing at night but can’t tolerate them. Now what? Robin …
Treating OSA
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Anchor lead: Obstructive sleep apnea should first be treated as simply as possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, most often shows up as snoring. When someone is sleeping their airway becomes obstructed and snoring results, and the …